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Inaugural Lecture Series at Seymour Center begins April
4

This month the Friends of Long Marine Lab is hosting four evenings
of lectures and discussions by faculty and researchers at the Seymour Marine Discovery
Center. The first in this Inaugural
Lecture Series will take place on April 4 with talks by
associate professor of biology Terrie Williams on the topic "A Killer Appetite:
Underwater Hunting by Marine Mammals" and by adjunct professor of biology Jim
Estes on "Apex Predators and Ocean Ecosystems." Subsequent lectures are
scheduled for the 11th, 18th, and 25th. All the lectures will take place at the Seymour
Center from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $6/evening or $20/series for general admission;
$5/evening or $15/series for Friends of Long Marine Lab members. For tickets, call
(831) 459-3799. For more information, call (831) 459-5548.

Science Media Fair April 6

All science faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend a Science Media
Fair on Thursday, April 6, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 123 and the Bubble Room
on the main floor of Sinsheimer Labs. Refreshments will be served. The event, hosted
by UCSC Media Services and the Science Library, will offer informative presentations
by a SciFinder expert from Chemical Abstracts, faculty on campus, and staff
from Media Services and the Science Library.

The purpose of the fair is to provide outreach and information exchange among science
researchers and to publicize California Digital Library (CDL) databases; new science
Web databases, such as Web of Science; library research, and teaching tools created
by science faculty and University Libraries. A list of presentations and demonstrations
will be announced at a later date. For more information, contact Wei Wei at (831)
459-3582 or wwei@cats.ucsc.edu.

Color of Violence conference closed

"The Color of Violence: Violence Against Women of Color" conference
taking place in late April has generated so much interest that organizers have had
to close registration. Although registration is closed, general
information on the conference is posted at the Web.

UCSC ranked 11th in Peace Corps volunteers this year

photo: Peace Corps

With 60 volunteers serving overseas, UCSC is number 11, along with UC Davis, on the
Peace Corps' annual list
of colleges and universities with the largest number of volunteers serving this year.
Last year UCSC was 22nd in the rankings.

The Peace Corps will be recruiting 400 more volunteers this year, with plans to
expand the program to 10,000 volunteers over the next few years. If you would like
to find out more about opportunities in the Peace Corps, plan to attend one of two
informational meetings in April. The first will be held on Wednesday, April 5, from
7 to 8:30 p.m. at Louden Nelson Community Center in downtown Santa Cruz, and the
second on Thursday, April 6, from 1 to 2 p.m. at Oakes College, Guzman Lounge. Extensive
information on the Peace Corps, including the experiences of current and past volunteers,
is available on the Peace
Corps' Web site.

Work-Life Balance series continues

"Surviving Perfectionism" is the topic of a workshop
for faculty and staff, which will be held on Tuesday, April 25, in the Health Center
Conference Room. It is the third in a series
of workshops on balancing the competing demands of work
and personal life offered by Human Resources in conjunction with the campus Employee
Assistance Program provider, Managed Health Network.Two sessions are offered: one from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.
and a second from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served; participants
are encouraged to bring their lunches. The workshop is free, but reservations are
required. To reserve a spot, e-mail workshop@cats.ucsc.edu.For more information on the series, call Sharon Cohen
Barry at (831) 459-2979 or Lucy van Doorn at (831) 459-5565.

Workshop on African American writing at New College

Small Press Traffic literary arts center at New College
in San Francisco is hosting a weekend event titled "Expanding the Repertoire:
Continuity and Change in African-American Writing" April 7-9 at the New College
Cultural Center, 766 Valencia Street. The event will include group readings and panel
discussions, and it is free and open to the public. UCSC literature professor Nathaniel
Mackey is a panelist on Saturday morning and will participate in a group reading
on Saturday evening. For more information, call (415) 437-3454.

Construction update

Currents is now providing monthly updates on construction projects that
have an impact on campus transportation and parking. Construction
update story